2025 GS Pay: New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
The New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA locality pay area adds 37.95% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-NY, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 37.95%
- Annual pay range
- $30,846 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 6 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $30,846 | $31,880 | $32,905 | $33,927 | $34,951 | $35,550 | $36,565 | $37,587 | $37,629 | $38,585 |
| GS-2 | $34,683 | $35,508 | $36,657 | $37,629 | $38,051 | $39,170 | $40,288 | $41,407 | $42,526 | $43,645 |
| GS-3 | $37,845 | $39,106 | $40,367 | $41,628 | $42,889 | $44,150 | $45,410 | $46,671 | $47,932 | $49,193 |
| GS-4 | $42,482 | $43,898 | $45,315 | $46,732 | $48,149 | $49,565 | $50,982 | $52,399 | $53,816 | $55,232 |
| GS-5 | $47,529 | $49,113 | $50,697 | $52,280 | $53,864 | $55,448 | $57,031 | $58,615 | $60,199 | $61,782 |
| GS-6 | $52,982 | $54,748 | $56,514 | $58,280 | $60,045 | $61,811 | $63,577 | $65,343 | $67,109 | $68,874 |
| GS-7 | $58,876 | $60,839 | $62,802 | $64,765 | $66,728 | $68,691 | $70,654 | $72,617 | $74,580 | $76,543 |
| GS-8 | $65,202 | $67,376 | $69,550 | $71,724 | $73,898 | $76,073 | $78,247 | $80,421 | $82,595 | $84,769 |
| GS-9 | $72,017 | $74,417 | $76,817 | $79,218 | $81,618 | $84,018 | $86,419 | $88,819 | $91,219 | $93,620 |
| GS-10 | $79,306 | $81,949 | $84,592 | $87,235 | $89,879 | $92,522 | $95,165 | $97,808 | $100,451 | $103,094 |
| GS-11 | $87,133 | $90,037 | $92,941 | $95,845 | $98,749 | $101,653 | $104,556 | $107,460 | $110,364 | $113,268 |
| GS-12 | $104,436 | $107,918 | $111,400 | $114,882 | $118,364 | $121,846 | $125,328 | $128,809 | $132,291 | $135,773 |
| GS-13 | $124,189 | $128,329 | $132,469 | $136,609 | $140,749 | $144,889 | $149,029 | $153,169 | $157,309 | $161,448 |
| GS-14 | $146,754 | $151,646 | $156,537 | $161,429 | $166,321 | $171,213 | $176,104 | $180,996 | $185,888 | $190,779 |
| GS-15 | $172,621 | $178,375 | $184,129 | $189,883 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $14.78 | $15.28 | $15.77 | $16.26 | $16.75 | $17.03 | $17.52 | $18.01 | $18.03 | $18.49 |
| GS-2 | $16.62 | $17.01 | $17.56 | $18.03 | $18.23 | $18.77 | $19.30 | $19.84 | $20.38 | $20.91 |
| GS-3 | $18.13 | $18.74 | $19.34 | $19.95 | $20.55 | $21.15 | $21.76 | $22.36 | $22.97 | $23.57 |
| GS-4 | $20.36 | $21.03 | $21.71 | $22.39 | $23.07 | $23.75 | $24.43 | $25.11 | $25.79 | $26.46 |
| GS-5 | $22.77 | $23.53 | $24.29 | $25.05 | $25.81 | $26.57 | $27.33 | $28.09 | $28.84 | $29.60 |
| GS-6 | $25.39 | $26.23 | $27.08 | $27.93 | $28.77 | $29.62 | $30.46 | $31.31 | $32.16 | $33.00 |
| GS-7 | $28.21 | $29.15 | $30.09 | $31.03 | $31.97 | $32.91 | $33.85 | $34.79 | $35.74 | $36.68 |
| GS-8 | $31.24 | $32.28 | $33.33 | $34.37 | $35.41 | $36.45 | $37.49 | $38.53 | $39.58 | $40.62 |
| GS-9 | $34.51 | $35.66 | $36.81 | $37.96 | $39.11 | $40.26 | $41.41 | $42.56 | $43.71 | $44.86 |
| GS-10 | $38.00 | $39.27 | $40.53 | $41.80 | $43.07 | $44.33 | $45.60 | $46.87 | $48.13 | $49.40 |
| GS-11 | $41.75 | $43.14 | $44.53 | $45.92 | $47.32 | $48.71 | $50.10 | $51.49 | $52.88 | $54.27 |
| GS-12 | $50.04 | $51.71 | $53.38 | $55.05 | $56.71 | $58.38 | $60.05 | $61.72 | $63.39 | $65.06 |
| GS-13 | $59.51 | $61.49 | $63.47 | $65.46 | $67.44 | $69.42 | $71.41 | $73.39 | $75.38 | $77.36 |
| GS-14 | $70.32 | $72.66 | $75.01 | $77.35 | $79.69 | $82.04 | $84.38 | $86.73 | $89.07 | $91.41 |
| GS-15 | $82.71 | $85.47 | $88.23 | $90.98 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 40 places in this area, in CT, NJ, NY, PA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Bronx County, NY | NY | 36005 |
| Dutchess County, NY | NY | 36027 |
| Kings County, NY | NY | 36047 |
| Nassau County, NY | NY | 36059 |
| New York County, NY | NY | 36061 |
| Orange County, NY | NY | 36071 |
| Putnam County, NY | NY | 36079 |
| Queens County, NY | NY | 36081 |
| Richmond County, NY | NY | 36085 |
| Rockland County, NY | NY | 36087 |
| Suffolk County, NY | NY | 36103 |
| Sullivan County, NY | NY | 36105 |
| Ulster County, NY | NY | 36111 |
| Westchester County, NY | NY | 36119 |
| Bergen County, NJ | NJ | 34003 |
| Essex County, NJ | NJ | 34013 |
| Fort Dix, NJ | NJ | 341052005 |
| Hudson County, NJ | NJ | 34017 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | NJ | 34019 |
| Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | NJ | 341530005 |
| McGuire Air Force Base, NJ | NJ | 341778005 |
| Mercer County, NJ | NJ | 34021 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | NJ | 34023 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | NJ | 34025 |
| Morris County, NJ | NJ | 34027 |
| Ocean County, NJ | NJ | 34029 |
| Passaic County, NJ | NJ | 34031 |
| Somerset County, NJ | NJ | 34035 |
| Sussex County, NJ | NJ | 34037 |
| Union County, NJ | NJ | 34039 |
| Warren County, NJ | NJ | 34041 |
| Fairfield County, CT | CT | 09001 |
| Litchfield County, CT | CT | 09005 |
| New Haven County, CT | CT | 09009 |
| Carbon County, PA | PA | 42025 |
| Lehigh County, PA | PA | 42077 |
| Monroe County, PA | PA | 42089 |
| Northampton County, PA | PA | 42095 |
| Pike County, PA | PA | 42103 |
| Wayne County, PA | PA | 42127 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-NY, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, NY.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.